A Study of Politeness and Impoliteness in Some Selected Texts

Abstract

Generally speaking, the concepts of "politeness" and "impoliteness" are interrelated subjects within the realm of pragmatics, illustrating the rapport between the speaker and the listener in a certain context. Politeness is closely related to sociolinguistics and pragmatics. This research examines politeness and impoliteness in speech analysis, specifically among political Facebook comments.
This research is divided into three sections. The first section serves as an introduction, addressing the issue statement, objectives, theoretical framework, methodologies, and other relevant aspects. The second part focuses on the primary subject of this study, which is kindness.

      The final part discusses the functioning of politeness and impoliteness in actual life. It does this by using instances from the political domain of social media, mostly from Facebook. The conclusion summarizes the main topics discussed in the research on the distinctions between politeness and rudeness in speech analysis.